In the inspection reports, each violation in the Food Temperature/Time Requirements category is 5 demerits; in the Personnel/Handling/Source Requirements category, 4 demerits; and in the Facility and Equipment Requirements, 3 demerits. Zero is a perfect score, while 100 demerits is the worst possible score.

Each Wednesday, the Advocate publishes inspection results from the previous week. All demerits are reported, but only those in the categories of Food Temperature/Time Requirements and Personnel/Handling/Source Requirements are detailed.

FOOD SERVICE INSPECTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING FEB. 7

7-Eleven, 5006 Houston Highway, Victoria. Demerits: 26. Improper cold-hold temperature. Ice bags need labels. Discard any potentially hazardous foods that have been in the walk-in cooler for more than four hours. Have a use-by date on deli items. The walk-in cooler is not holding at 41 degrees or less. Keep soap and paper towels at the hand sink. Need thermometer in the refrigerator. No food preparation will be allowed until the walk-in cooler is repaired. The walk-in cooler must be fixed as soon as possible since it has not been working for at least five days. Two facility or equipment violations.

Grand Buffet, 4303 N. Navarro St., Victoria. Demerits: 24. Employee drinks must have lids and straws. Cover all food in the coolers. Raw meat must be stored below other foods. Keep soap at the hand sink. Label all bottles. Fix leak under the three-compartment sink. Do not use thank-you bags to store food directly in. Must use scoops with handles. Clean the ice machine. Recommend covering the trash can in the employee restroom. Four facility or equipment violations.

The Corral, 3502 Houston Highway, Victoria. Demerits: 18. Cover all the food in the walk-in cooler. Store raw meat below other food. Work on date-labeling. Store sanitizer rags in the sanitizer buckets. Label the spray bottles. Wash, rinse and sanitize all the dishes. Two facility or equipment violations.

The Auction Ring Cafe, 1817 Bridge St., Cuero. Demerits: 12. Improper cold-hold temperature. The jelly and any potentially hazardous food in coolers is not holding at 41 degrees. All the refrigerators are not holding at 41 degrees or less. Discard the potentially hazardous foods in the refrigerators. Store other foods in the freezer. Restaurant cannot operate until the new refrigerator is in place.

7-Eleven, 5006 Houston Highway, Victoria, inspected Jan. 29 with 26 demerits. Reinspected Jan. 30 with improper cold-hold violations. Will return to reinspect when the walk-in is fixed. Reinspected Feb. 3 with needing to still work on several violations.